Safety needles have been a great advancement in needle stick prevention, but the Sharps Terminator® eliminates the needle all together. Not only does it protect the healthcare worker, but it also prevents needle stick injury to those who handle the disposal as well.
Safety needles are more expensive than traditional needles. They also take up more space in the red box. which increases the disposal frequency and disposal fees.
The cost savings over safety needles and red box disposal fees make the Sharps Terminator® the better, safer choice.
We found an interesting article about Lillian Salerno who is running for Congress in Texas.
During the AIDS crisis, Salerno and her business partner addressed a need she saw. Healthcare professionals could become infected with HIV by accidental needle sticks. While that rarely happened, one Fort Worth physician did become infected that way and was forced to retire from her practice. The fear of needle sticks was real, adding to the fear healthcare workers had of treating people living with AIDS. But Salerno’s “safe syringe” transformed the industry.